Jessica Kleinschmidt
Summary
Creative Broadcaster and producer with more than seven years of experience specializing in delivery of high-impact stories covering a variety of sports topics. Skilled in engaging with audiences and communities ranging in age, background, and culture. Practiced in research and committed to producing quality content and pieces for distribution across various communication channels.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Reporter/A's broadcaster
Oakland Athletics
04.2022 - Current
- First female host A's pre-/postgame live on A's Radio Network and A's Cast
- Generated, produced and delivered special reports and communicated in community benefits on behalf of Oakland Athletics
- Produced and delivered in-person and Zoom, Oakland A's YouTube interviews with members of sports industry
- Increased audience engagement by incorporating social media and interactive elements into broadcasts.
- Host, producer of “Short and to the Point” podcast on Awful Announcing.
- Diversified programming lineup to cater to different target audiences, contributing to improved ratings performance.
Reporter/Content Producer
NBC Sports, Bay Area
11.2018 - 10.2021
- Produced and wrote 20-40 written per week on NBC Sports Bay Area website totaling 15.8 million views across three years
- Wrote and submitted accurate, engaging, and fact-checked stories.
- Enhanced consumer readership by personally maintaining 700,000 monthly page views
- Collaborated with other journalists and departments to produce well-rounded and comprehensive news coverage.
- Exceeded deadlines consistently, producing accurate and well-written news stories under tight time constraints.
- Produced and delivered news, current events across all avenues of sports independently on camera, podcasts and webcasts with 60,000 followers on personal Twitter account
- Copy editing, SEO headline production, tags – constructed social media posts across NBC Sports Bay Area/California accounts (100K+followers).
Associate Editorial Producer
MLB.com / Cut4
05.2017 - 11.2018
- Wrote and created content for various topics and mediums.
- Oversaw the selection of images, graphics, or other visual elements for online publications to enhance storytelling effectiveness.
- Facilitated communication among editorial team members, fostering a collaborative work environment that encouraged creativity and innovation.
- Host of “Infinite Jess” on MLB's YouTube channel
- Baseball analyst/guest on KNBR, ESPN, Fox Sports, “The Dugout” on MLB.com MLB.com's Cut4 and MLB.com's Morning Lineup Podcast
- Copy-edited and constructed social media posts on Cut4 Twitter/Facebook accounts (1 million followers)
- On-site production and reporting for MLB.com (interviewing athletes, members of the media etc.)
- Developed and maintained editorial standards for content.
- Maintained awareness of emerging trends within the target market demographics through continuous industry research and competitor analysis activities.
- Implemented SEO best practices in web-based content creation to drive organic traffic growth for digital platforms.
- Streamlined workflow processes, resulting in increased efficiency and productivity within the editorial team.
Education
High School Diploma -
North Valleys High School
05.2006
Skills
- Production Support
- Audience Engagement
- Brand development
- SEO
- Broadcast media
- Outlook
- Social media engagement
- Adaptable Personality
- Deadline-oriented
- Strong Interviewing
- News Reporting
- Video Editing
Personal Information
Title: Multimedia Journalist/Broadcaster/Content Specialist
Timeline
Reporter/A's broadcaster
Oakland Athletics
04.2022 - Current
Reporter/Content Producer
NBC Sports, Bay Area
11.2018 - 10.2021
Associate Editorial Producer
MLB.com / Cut4
05.2017 - 11.2018
High School Diploma -
North Valleys High School
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